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UK's Lloyds prices record $22.4 billion rights issue
LONDON (Reuters) - Lloyds Banking Group <LLOY.L> got strong demand for a 9 billion pound ($14.9 billion) bond exchange on Monday, an indication of possible investor appetite for the UK bank's record share issue due to price on Tuesday. Full Article
Lloyds' bond exchange paves way for share issue
LONDON (Reuters) - Lloyds Banking Group <LLOY.L> got strong demand for a 9 billion pound ($14.9 billion) bond exchange on Monday, an indication of possible investor appetite for the UK bank's record share issue due to price on Tuesday. Full Article
Bankers, regulators eye next generation of CoCos
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Jury out on wider appeal for Lloyds' new hybrids
LONDON, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Lloyds <LLOY.L> looks set to get investor support for a hybrid bond exchange into 7.5 billion pounds of new enhanced capital notes (ECN) but it is not clear how much wider appeal these new securities will command. Full Article
Credit markets face bumpy ride into year-end
* Risk of low liquidity and high volatility By Jane Merriman Full Article
After gender bias, women face gender fatigue
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Women have come a long way in the workplace, helped by legislation and the recognition by many companies that diversity and gender is something they should "get." But diversity's move into the mainstream corporate world has its ... Full Article
Bonus season puts heat on JP Morgan Cazenove deal
LONDON (Reuters) - JPMorgan Cazenove's joint venture owners are keen to decide whether J.P. Morgan <JPM.N> should buy out its UK investment banking partner before bonuses are set for staff around the turn of the year, industry sources said. Full Article
Bonus season puts heat on JP Morgan Cazenove deal
LONDON, Oct 23 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Cazenove's joint venture owners are keen to decide whether J.P. Morgan <JPM.N> should buy out its UK investment banking partner before bonuses are set for staff around the turn of the year, industry sources said. ... Full Article
UPDATE 3-Thomson CDS auction a good deal for some
* Auction process may need tweaking (Recasts, adds additional analyst comment) Full Article
Thomson 2.5-yr initial price 91.25% in CDS auction
LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The first stage of an auction to settle credit default swaps on Thomson <TMS.PA> after a restructuring of its debt set preliminary prices at 91.25 percent of notional value on debt maturing within 2.5 years. Full Article
